Peugeot 301 (2012)

The Peugeot 301 is a compact car, produced by the French automaker Peugeot. It was announced to the public in May 2012, with an official launch that took place at the Paris Motor Show in September. The 301 is built at Peugeot’s Vigo plant in Spain, alongside its twin Citroën C-Elysée, and has been manufactured in China since November 2013, and Nigeria since 2014.

Sales of the 301 commenced in November 2012, initially in Turkey, and later in other markets in Western Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. As the 301 is designed specifically for emerging markets, the 301 is not available in Western Europe, including France and the United Kingdom (similar situation in Ireland, as well as most RHD markets).

Specification

The 301 is 4,440 mm (174.8 in) in length, with a 2,650 mm (104.3 in) wheelbase.

It is powered a range of three engines: a three-cylinder 1.2-litre VTi petrol engine shared with the Peugeot 208, producing 72 bhp (54 kW; 73 PS) and available with a manual or automated manual gearbox; a 1.6 VTi petrol with 115 bhp (86 kW; 117 PS). and a 1.6 HDi diesel with 92 bhp (69 kW; 93 PS) mated only to a manual gearbox.

Peugeot 301 (1932–36)

The Peugeot 301 is a large family four-cylinder-engined car produced by Peugeot between 1932 and 1936.

It is also the name of a new car introduced in 2012.

The original 301 can be seen as a belated replacement for the Peugeot 177, although the 177 had not been offered for sale since 1928: the 301 can therefore also be seen as a return by Peugeot to a market segment which it had in recent years left to other auto-producers. The much more modern looking Peugeot 302, introduced in 1936, replaced the 301.

The body

The 301C saloon produced in 1932 and 1933 featured a six-light (three windows on each side with a rear quarter window) four-door boxy body, with space at the back for a separate boot. Slightly longer-boded versions without the separate luggage box were also available. The 301 CR introduced to the Sochaux lines after the summer break of 1933 was less boxy, and the word "aérodynamique" featured prominently in Peugeot's publicity for the restyled car. A yet bolder change to the look of the saloon came with the introduction in 1934 of the 301D. This was no longer a six-light saloon, and now featured a longer sloping tail which cautiously adumbrated the streamlining of the Peugeot 402 and 302 which would appear appeared during the next two years.